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Temporary residence with exemption from work authorisation

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This residence route is for a non-resident foreign worker who falls within an official exception from the work-authorisation requirement and whose planned activity in Spain exceeds 90 days.

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  • RD 1155/2024, Article 89(1)
    La persona trabajadora extranjera no residente en España que esté exceptuada de la obligación de obtener autorización de trabajo para el ejercicio de una actividad lucrativa, laboral o profesional, y siempre que la duración prevista de la actividad sea superior a noventa días naturales

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The worker must evidence that they fall within one of the exceptions to the work-authorisation requirement. The official source does not state whether a job offer, employer or sponsor is required.

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  • RD 1155/2024, Article 89(2)(a)
    La acreditación de encontrarse en alguno de los supuestos de excepción de la autorización de trabajo.
  • RD 1155/2024, Article 89(1)
    La solicitud del visado de residencia conllevará la solicitud de autorización de residencia temporal con excepción de la autorización de trabajo.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive professional fit is one of the work-authorisation-exempt activities listed by the regulation.

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What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The authorisation covers the specific lucrative, employment or professional activity for which the applicant qualifies for an exception from the work-authorisation requirement; it does not establish unrestricted work outside that exempted activity. The official source does not state whether family members may accompany the holder.

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  • RD 1155/2024, Article 89(1)
    exceptuada de la obligación de obtener autorización de trabajo para el ejercicio de una actividad lucrativa, laboral o profesional

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The initial authorisation lasts for the activity or programme, up to one year. An extension may last up to four years if the circumstances supporting the work-authorisation exception continue; the cited provision does not state a distinct long-term residence transition.

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Limits of the record
  • The cited provision does not establish a separate longer-term residence route.
  • RD 1155/2024, Article 89(7)
    La vigencia de la autorización de residencia temporal con excepción de la autorización de trabajo será igual a la duración de la actividad o programa que se desarrolle, con el límite máximo de un año la autorización inicial, y de cuatro en la prórroga, si subsisten las circunstancias que motivaron la excepción.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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